When a local injury or infection damages or destroys connective tissues, the ________ respond by dividing to produce daughter cells that differentiate into fibroblasts, or other connective tissue cells.
A) resting macrophages
B) fibrocytes
C) mucoid connective tissue
D) mesenchymal cells
E) mast cells

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Mesenchymal cells have the ability to differentiate into various connective tissue cells, including fibroblasts, in response to local injury or infection. Resting macrophages, fibrocytes, mucoid connective tissue, and mast cells do not have this ability.

When a Local Injury or Infection Damages or Destroys Connective